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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 30

receive the same, immediately after the completion of each outward voyage, and the subsidy (including
such additional sum as aforesaid, if any) payable in respect of each homeward voyage shall be payable
by the Agent-General, at the offices of the Government in London or Westminster, to the Con-
tractors, or to an agent appointed by the Contractors to receive the same, immediately after the com-
pletion of each homeward voyage. The sums herein mentioned to be payable to the Contractors shall
be in full satisfaction for all services rendered, and all acts, matters, and things made, done, provided,
and supplied under or in pursuance of this contract, except such in respect whereof a payment either
by the Government or other persons is hereinafter expressly provided for.

12. During the continuance of this contract, and so long as the same shall be faithfully carried
    out, the Contractors will not be required to pay pilotage, tonnage, lighthouse, or harbour dues in New
    Zealand for any of the ships employed or laid up, but kept in readiness, as hereinbefore provided for,
    to be employed in carrying out this contract.

AS TO THE CONVEYANCE, ETC., OF PASSENGERS.

13. The Contractors shall convey from London and Plymouth respectively to New Zealand, and
    properly diet and otherwise provide for all such cabin and steerage passengers as may desire to go by
    any of the ships, on payment of their own fares respectively, and at rates or charges for second-cabin,
    third-cabin, and steerage passengers, not exceeding the following per statute adult, that is to say,—
    For each second-cabin passenger (including proper cabin accommodation) at the rate or charge of
    pounds; and for each third-cabin passenger (including proper cabin accommodation) or
    steerage passenger (including proper berth accommodation), at the rate or charge of
    pounds.
    The said rates or charges respectively shall include proper dietary and other supplies (such
    dietary and supplies for third-cabin and steerage passengers not being less in quantities and quality
    than for emigrants) from the date fixed for the ship's departure from London and Plymouth respec-
    tively until the time of her discharge in the port of destination in New Zealand of each passenger
    respectively.

14. The Contractors shall also convey, diet, and otherwise provide for, free of charge, all children
    under one year of age at the time of embarkation who shall accompany any of such passengers.
    Second-cabin passengers, equal to a statute adult, shall be allowed, free of charge, not less than
    25 cubic feet of luggage; and third-cabin and steerage passengers, equal to a statute adult, shall be
    allowed, free of charge, not less than 15 cubic feet of luggage, and any further quantity of luggage
    respectively, on payment of two shillings and sixpence per foot cube.

15. If the Contractors shall at any time demand and receive from any second-cabin, third-cabin,
    or steerage passenger or passengers rates or charges exceeding those hereinbefore mentioned, or shall
    provide for him, her, or them dietary or other supplies inferior in quantity or quality to such as are
    hereinbefore mentioned, the Contractors will pay to the Government the amount by which the sum or
    sums so received by the Contractors from such passenger or passengers shall exceed the said rates or
    charges, and the difference in value between the dietary or supplies actually provided and dietary and
    supplies such as are hereinbefore mentioned.

16. The said rates or charges respectively shall include the taking on board and the landing of the
    said passengers and their luggage.

17. In the event of any emigrants being conveyed in the same ship, passengers paying their own
    fares shall not be berthed in that portion of the between-decks reserved for Government emigrants
    without special permission in writing from the Agent-General; and steerage passengers not sent out
    by the Government shall not be taken in the ship without a similar permission. All passengers to
    whom such permission shall be granted will be required to sign an undertaking to conform to the
    regulations from time to time established by the Government as hereinafter mentioned.

AS TO THE CONVEYANCE, ETC., OF EMIGRANTS.

18. The Government do not undertake to send any emigrants under this contract, or, if any shall
    be sent, guarantee any particular number, but all emigrants whom the Agent-General shall deem it
    convenient to send from the United Kingdom to New Zealand by the ships of the Contractors are to be
    conveyed by any ship as he may require, and be properly dieted and otherwise provided for by and at
    the cost of the Contractors. He is not to require less than one hundred and fifty nor more than three
    hundred statute adults to be conveyed by any one ship unless by agreement with the Contractors.

19. During every voyage the boats, with all requisite gear, masts, sails, &c., shall always be kept
    ready for immediate use. The Contractors shall be responsible for the conduct, acts, and defaults of
    the master, officers, crew, baker, and cooks of the ship, but not for those of the surgeon.

20. Each ship shall, at the cost of the Contractors, be provided with the necessary quantities of
    provisions and other articles and things to enable the stipulations hereinafter contained to be observed
    and complied with, and also with all necessary and sufficient provisions and stores for the officers and
    crew, and of not inferior quality to that of the like articles provided for the emigrants, besides what
    may be required for any other passengers, if any.

21. Each ship shall be fitted and provided with sufficient scuttles, decks, lights, and ventilation;
    also with proper bed-places, seats, tables, water-closets, urinals, and shoots, hospitals and dispensary,
    issuing-room, &c., pump and hose for drawing water from the hold, cooking apparatus, oven, baking-
    troughs, and other requisites for baking bread, to the satisfaction of the Government; also with the
    articles mentioned in the Schedules marked A, B, C, D, and E hereunto annexed, and with whatever else
    the Government may deem necessary for the cleanliness of the ship and the convenience and safety of
    the emigrants. The fittings of the ship are also to be to the satisfaction of the Government.

22. Notwithstanding the provisions of "The Passengers Act, 1855," a space of 18 clear superficial
    feet at the least of deck shall be calculated and allowed for the use of each statute adult, including the
    space allotted for hospitals. The space between decks shall be divided for emigrants into three com-
    partments only, that is to say, for single men, married couples, and single women; and there shall be
    at least one separate hatchway and ladderway from each compartment to the upper deck.